Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta (born 16 April 1978) is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and Miss Universe 2000.

Dutta won the annual Gladsrags modeling competition in her native India, thus winning the right to be the first Indian representative at the 1997 Miss Intercontinental, in which she took first place. Later, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe and Miss Universe in 2000.

Miss Universe 2000, the 49th Miss Universe pageant was held at Eleftheria Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus on May 12, 2000. 79 delegates from around the universe competed for the crown. At the conclusion of the final night, Lara Dutta of India was crowned as the new Miss Universe 2000 by Miss Universe 1999, Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana.[1]

Results



Placements



Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.Final results Contestant

Miss Universe 2000 India - Lara Dutta



1st runner-up Venezuela - Claudia Moreno



2nd runner-up Spain - Helen Lindes



Top 5 USA - Lynnette Cole

Canada - Kim Yee



Top 10 Colombia - Catalina Acosta

Estonia - Evelyn Mikomägi

Zimbabwe - Corinne Crewe

France - Sonia Rolland

South Africa - Heather Hamilton